Golf tee



Sent. 20,1921.

1 64151125 J. CLARK GOLF TEE Filed Oct. 27, 1925 @Faww 1.5154

Patented Sept. 20,1927.

JACK CLARK, 6) MEEDALE, h-EW "$021K...

one.

Application filed Qiotober 2'3, 18565. Serial Eu. 65,215.

This invention relates to that class of devices used in the game of golf in which a ball is struck by a club cousing the bell to travel in at predetermined direction over '5 variably long orshort distances.

In order to enable the hell to be properly struck by the club, While teeing oil", it is customary to raise the ball off the ground on :1 tee in order to prevent the lower portion of the golf club face dragging in the ground,

thereby reterding'the speed of the club and throwing the club out of alignment, and

psetting the travel of the ball by causing or side spin, resulting-in hooks and slices. 0 g erious tees of both metallic and fibrous substances have been usedfor (such teeing purposes; but the metallic ones are objectionable on a golf course, While the present fibrous and wooden ones break too easily. Also all of the tees as now in use must either be'pushed into the ground so for to give the tee proper support, that the club strikes the ground, particularly with the use of the deeper faced clubs, or if the present tees are not so pushed into the ground, the aforementioned difiieulty is overcome, but then, when the bell is placed thereon, they are top heavy causing them to topple. This is per- I ticularly so in a high wind or in sandy soil. Also, when grounding the club, While eddressing the hell on such a. tee, the least give of the earth causes the tee to topple under the weight of the bell.

The main object of this invention is to provide a, one-piece golf tee, which is simply manufactured of wood, pulp or paper at a low cost, which will be adequately supported by a simple pushing into the ground and which will raise the ball to the height required to get sufficient carry to the ball.

A further object of the invention is to provide a substantial tee, which may be used over and over again, because of its rigid construction and ease of Withdrawal from the ground.

The invention is shown in the accompanying drawing, which is made it part of this application. The complete tee is as shown and consists of a cylinder B essentially oi,

the shape shown with the upper face A thereof dished slightly to receive the golf ball. In order to prevent the club in its swing from striking the tee with too great 'a forcethe surface of the cyiinderB is re- .t e shoulder G. The bell is, therefore, al-

shank D 1 oessed in the curve EEC From the hottest fece C of the cylinder extends the shank D 03: a slight toner and withfillets at the face (1, as shown, and pointed at the opposite end for facility in inserting into the ground.

The herein described golfing tee is made of: Wood by turning or otherwise, but may be made of suitable compositions by mouldmgor pressing to the shape shown. The tee is made one-helf the size or the drawing and hence is inexpensive in its menufecture. Brom the description of the herein golf tee, it is evident that when inserting the tee into the ground, a. simple push is reu luired, and an automatic stop provided by Ways st'the predetermined height necessary to give it the proper carry for the present dey straight and deep faced wooden club.

when putting the golf ball on the tee, this tee eliminates the top heaviness incidentel to other tees duet/o the support given by the shoulder C in combination with the When striking the bell, the bell is first struck and the tee merely grazed. Even if 86 the tee is struck forcibly the construction thereof is rigid enough to prevent breakage to any greetextent, thus enabling the continued use of the tee. Further, when the tee is hit, it will not liy from its position, necessitating e search therefor; rather the shoulder of the tee will bury itself into the soil and the tee remain Where it is.

In Withdrawing the tee a grip is furnished by the shoulder E, to ether with the receding surface THC eneihling its easy Withdrawal from the ground.

i' hat l claim. is:

1. 15L golf tee made of rigid materiel, cornprising a body portion having a top shaped on so as to hold a golf ball-in a fixed position,

said body portion having also a downwardly and outwardly flared shoulder beneath the said top located at a level to position the body portion of the tee against the surface 100 of the ground sci-that the upper surface oi said shoulder is adopted to act as e brake with the 'round, and a shank extending downward? l ornissid shoulder to be in sorted into the ground. I 2; A one-piece golf tee made of rigid into terial, comprising a loo'dy portion having a topsheped so as to hold a golf ball in a, fixed position, said body portion s: also s downwerdly end outwardly flex loo shoulder beneath the said top located at 1 level to )osition the body portion of the tee egeinstt e surface of the ground so that the upper surface of said shoulder is adapted to not as a broke with the ground, and a shank extending downwardly from said shoulder to be inserted into the ground.

3. A golf tee mode of rigid material, comprising a body portion having a top shaped so as to hold a golf ball in a fixed position, said body. portion having also a dowmmrdly and outwardly flared shoulder with a tapered index-face beneath the some located at a level to position the body portion of the tee in an upright position against the surface of the ground so that the upper surface of said shoulder adapted to act as a broke with the ground, and a shank exemme tending downwardly from said shoulder to be inserted into the ground.

4. A one-piece golf tee made of rigid material comprising a body portion having a top shaped so as to hold a golf ball in a fixed position said body portion having also a downwardly and outwardly flared shoulder will e tapered underface beneath the said top located at a level to position the bodyrportion of the tee in an upright position against. the surface of the ground so that the upper surface of said shoulder is adapted to act is a broke with the ground, and u shank extending downwardly from said shoulder to be inserted into the ground.

In testin'ionywhereof I eliix my signature this 13 h day of October, 1925.

JACK CLARK.- 

